NX3 COMPONENT REPOSITION HANDLES

[bigngroovy]

Hi,

I have been struggling with repositioning components within an NX3 assembly.

The problem is that the UG "handles" that you can drag or rotate etc... are in the wrong position on the component.

I have used the "move handles only" option and managed to get them into the correct orientation and location on the component, which is fine until you select a 2nd instance of the component to move.
You then have to orient and locate the handles on the 2nd component and so on...

When you revert back to repositioning the 1st instance component, the handles have automatically gone back to their original location.

This happens every time i try to reposition each of the 4 instances that i have on screen.

I have an assembly open that is comprised of:
1x Sub assembly containing 2 components mated together ready for spot welding.

4 instances of the same spotweld gun (the instances are of a dummy spotweld gun which is being used to ensure that there is clearance for access.


I have tried many ways to rectify this but just cannot get the handles to stay in the location and orientation that i want them.

Am i overlooking a simple solution perhaps? I'd certainly appreciate a resolution to this.

Many thanks for looking.

Lee.

 

[hudson888]

Lee

If you wanted to move all four components by the same amount and direction, then select all four and then reposition them. The easiest way to deal with components whose handles track in the wrong direction, is to set your WCSYS with one of its principle axes pointing where you want to go, and use it to set your handles to when you are about to reposition the components.

Best regards

Hudson

 

[bigngroovy]

Thanks Hudson, but i'm looking to move all 4 instances independently of one another.

I'd like a specific point on the weld guns to be the point at which the handles sit, this is the point between the jaws of the spot weld gun (the point at which the welding happens). that way, i can position the weld guns at the 4 weld points on the assembly, then rotate them individually in order to ensure that there are no collision conditions and the guns don't foul the components to be welded, or each other.

If i could create a kind of base point on the gun (at the point where i want to rotate about), that when an instance was inserted into the assembly, it would be the point at which it rotates about.......

Hmmmmm.....
Maybe i should apply a mating constraint between the spot weld point and the tip of the spotweld gun.....

Worth a try in the morning i think...

It's been a long day, thanks for your help, but i'm still open to further ideas.

All the best.
Lee.

 

[JohnRBaker]

I think you will find that with future releases, that once you adjust the location of the positioning handles, that they will be remembered in future sessions where you need to move one or more components.


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